Syco Music Signs Songwriter Ina Wroldsen To Major Recording Contract
19 June 2017 - Press releaseSyco Music has signed Ina Wroldsen, one of the world’s leading songwriters, to a major recording contract, it was announced today [19.06].
Ina has co-written for artists including One Direction, James Arthur, Clean Bandit, Britney Spears and Jess Glynne. In total, she has enjoyed record sales of more than 25 million and has received four Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) awards and five BRIT Award nominations. Ina is the first major signing to Syco Music since Tyler Brown began his tenure as Managing Director in January 2017. She will go into the studio to record her debut album this summer.
Ina’s writing credits include both of Clean Bandit’s recent UK No.1 singles Rockabye and Symphony. Rockabye spent nine weeks at the top of the UK singles chart, including taking the accolade of being the Christmas No.1. In total, Rockabye has topped the charts in more than 20 countires worldwide. The follow up, Symphony, then topped the UK charts in May 2017.
Ina’s first hit came when she co-wrote Shontelle’s Impossible which was released on Syco Music by James Arthur as his X Factor winner’s single in 2012. Arthur’s version went on to become the UK’s fastest selling single of 2012 and has sold more than eight million copies worldwide. In 2016, Ina then co-wrote and vocalled Calvin Harris and Disciples’ smash How Deep Is Your Love. That song was certified platinum in the US and UK and has had sales in excess of 9.5 million globally. Ina has also recently featured on Martin Solveig’s current hit single Places, which has so far been streamed more than 60 million times on Spotify.
Ina Wroldsen said: “I am very excited to start this venture into a new chapter of my life and I am particularly happy I get to do this working with Tyler, Anya and the rest of the incredible team at Syco.”
Tyler Brown said: 'Ina is undoubtedly a world class songwriter who is just getting better and better. Ina's incredible success over the last nine months is testament to that. I've always felt she was an artist as well as a writer and the songs she has written for herself this year are exceptional. I can't wait for the world to hear them.'
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